Hi
Now, this program is for freshers,
professionals or anyone who just started with open-source EDA tools and open-source SKY130 PDKs.
HDP is the right program to
start, for those who are looking for a long-term career in VLSI and semiconductors, to begin with, in the open-source ecosystem, you can get into the device physics fundamentals of PDKs and then apply those at RTL and SoC levels. It's like a detailed project work which you start from Day1 itself and take it up to layout and manufacturing, step-by-step, with the right understanding of PPA. It's very similar to how a project gets executed in top semiconductor companies, but with
the right learning tools at your hand
We have a huge list of digital projects which are taped out with SKY130. You can choose one of them for a 10-week project and keep it ready for tapeout under the supervision of VSD-HDP mentors. The HDP covers the below topics as a part of the project work. You can think of this specific HDP program as a way to convert all your college Verilog design into ASICs, but from an industry skill development perspective Topic 1 Tool flow – Synthesis- using Yosys, constraints, and timing analysis
Topic 2 Partitioning, Floor-planning, Placement
and Pin Assignment. Global Routing, Detailed Routing and Specialized Routing of Clock Network Synthesis & Clock Routing, Power, and Ground Routing
Topic 3 Optimization: Timing Closure, Design Rule Checking, Power and Delay Estimation, Circuit & Parasitic Extraction
Topic 4: Tapeout theory and labs using SKY130 PDKs
List of projects - Pulse Width Modulated Wave Generator, RISC-V RV32I, Integrated Clock Gating (ICG) Design, Frequency Divider, Real-Time Clock, Universal Shift Register, Sequence detector and many more.
Registration details are in the link below. Black Friday 50% discounts available till 25th November
All the best and happy learning
